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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–246 

JUNIOR DUCK STAMP REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 

OCTOBER 7, 2005.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. POMBO, from the Committee on Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1339] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill (S. 

1339) to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 

do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of S. 1339 is to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 

Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The purpose of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 

Program is to ‘‘teach conservation through the arts.’’ The program 

provides students with a broad exposure to migratory waterfowl, 

including lessons to help increase students’ knowledge and appreciation of migratory birds, and it provides activities geared to motivate students to take an active role in conserving these species. In 

the Curriculum Guide, which is distributed free of charge to requesting schools, students research any species of North American 

waterfowl and then artistically portray the selected bird and its 

habitat. Following this activity, students may choose to enter their 

artwork in State Junior Duck Stamp contests. All students from 

kindergarten through high school are eligible to participate at the 

State level, and entries are judged by local artists, stamp collectors, 

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1The House companion measure is H.R. 3179, authorized by Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz 

(D–TX). 

dinators for the Junior Duck Stamp Program for each State, the 

District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first place national winner receives a $5000 cash award and 

his or her design is reproduced as the federal Junior Duck Stamp 

for that year. The winner is also provided a free trip to our Nation’s capital, along with the winner’s art teacher, one parent or 

guardian and the State coordinator to attend the First Day of Sales 

Ceremony, held on June 30th of each year. 

In 2004, 26,589 students participated in the nationwide wildlife 

art contest. The proceeds from the sale of the Junior Duck Stamp, 

which costs five dollars, are returned to the program to be used for 

awards and conservation education. In 2004, the sale of Junior 

Duck Stamps generated $172,000. Proceeds from the sale of these 

stamps are returned to the States for environmental and conservation education programs. 

The Junior Duck Stamp conservation education program was 

originally conducted from 1990 to 1994 under the authority of the 

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. It was funded through a joint venture between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department 

of the Interior, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and private donors. In fiscal year 1994, the program was conducted in 25 

States and had a total budget of $150,000. 

On November 22, 1993, Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz (D–TX) 

introduced the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act. It was the subject of hearings, overwhelmingly supported 

and passed by both bodies, and signed into law on October 6, 1994 

(Public Law 103–340). The goals of this measure were to expand 

the Junior Duck Stamp design competition to any interested State, 

to provide the authority to license the marketing of Junior Duck 

Stamps, to direct that any proceeds support the conservation education goals of the program, and to offset any administrative costs 

by authorizing $250,000 per year to the Department of the Interior 

until September 30, 2000. 

On October 16, 2000, the President signed into law H. R. 2496 

which extended the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 

Program until September 30, 2005. This Act also expanded the geographic scope of the program to include the insular areas of the 

United States. S. 1339 reauthorizes the program through fiscal 

year 2010. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 1339 was introduced on June 30, 2005, by Senator James 

Inhofe (R–OK). It was passed by the Senate by unanimous consent 

on September 9, 20051. In the House of Representatives, the bill 

was referred to the Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. On July 21, 

2005, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the House companion 

bill. On September 21, 2005, the Full Resources Committee met to 

consider S. 1339. The Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was 

discharged from further consideration by unanimous consent. No 

amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

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COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in 

the body of this report. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States 

grants Congress the authority to enact this bill. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII 

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) of that Rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) of rule 

XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 

308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this bill does not 

contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation 

and Design Program Act of 1994. 

4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

S. 1339—Junior Duck Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2005 

S. 1339 would reauthorize discretionary funding for the junior 

duck stamp program for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 at the current authorization level of $250,000 annually. Under existing law, 

the authority for this program expired at the end of fiscal year 

2005. Assuming appropriation of the amounts authorized by the 

legislation, CBO estimates that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS) would spend up to $250,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 

through 2010 to carry out this program. In recent years, the 

USFWS has spent less than $200,000 for this purpose, mostly to 

conduct the annual competition for the design of junior duck 

stamps. 

Enacting S. 1339 would not affect direct spending or revenues. 

The act contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates 

as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have 

no significant impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. 

On July 25, 2005, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1339 

as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and 

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Public Works. The two versions of S. 1339 are identical, as are the 

estimated costs. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND 

DESIGN, PROGRAM ACT OF 1994 

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SEC. ø6¿ 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ad- ministrative expenses of the Program $250,000 for each of the fiscal years ø2001 through 2005¿ 2006 through 2010. 

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